Kate Koala and Austin Alpaca Face the Impossible Task (The Pareto Principle - Younger Me Academy)

Do you or your child want to learn to OVERCOME UNHEALTHY PERFECTIONISM? Learn to WORK SMART (NOT HARD) by exploring THE PARETO PRINCIPLE (80/20 rule) while enjoying a beautiful, powerful, and engaging story with your kids! 

“This book’s narrative around prioritization fits snugly within its well-illustrated pages…it caused me to reflect on my own working life and priorities!”
-Eric, Amazon Reviewer

​“Wait. Just. A. Minute. We don’t always need to accomplish everything on our to-do lists in order to achieve our goals? This book was a game-changer for our family!”
-Ms. Miller, Award-winning middle school teacher

There is a time and a place for perfection, but it might not be as often as you think. The Pareto Principle (also known as the 80/20 rule) suggests that you can usually get near-perfect outcomes with much less effort. Join Kate Koala and Austin Alpaca as they face an impossible task under a time crunch and have to make the hard choice to not let their ambition for “perfect” get in the way of “good enough.”

This motivational reading book teaches children AND adults how to:

• Work smart and not hard
• Prioritize and stay focus on the most important things
• Get great outcomes without burnout
• Overcome unhealthy perfectionism 

For the nerds, the research behind the theme: The Pareto Principle can help manage perfectionism. Studies show that strong trends of perfectionism, particularly in young people, have been increasing over time driven by the higher expectations that people place on themselves and others (Curran, Hill, 2017). Though it’s sometimes beneficial, perfectionism can correlate heavily with self-esteem and other psychological difficulties at all ages (Moon, Stoeber, 2007) and can result in career burnout (Chang, Chou, Liou, Tu 2016).

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About the series: From Google strategist and author Ben Okon, the award-winning series Younger Me Academy redefines the educational picture book genre with the perfect read-along adventure series for families who love to learn together: Its numerous accolades include a coveted 5-stars from Reader's Favorite, featured in top literary magazines like Foreword, a record "#2 Most Popular" product on a leading global crowdfunding platform, and advocacy from top educators and industry leaders at Apple Media, Hanover Research, Betterment, and more.  

Every Younger Me Academy book:

• Teaches a research-backed life skill valuable for children AND adults
  
• Is designed for read-aloud in 3-5 minutes with rhythm and rhyme
  
• Teaches through adventure stories (not lectures or lessons!)
  
• Has vivid, full-page illustrations

A different kind of author for a different kind of children's book.

Ben Okon is a children's book author who never outgrew his childhood habit of asking “why?” and “how?” Now that he's a father of two and has to be the one giving the answers, he loves challenging himself to think through the things he wishes he had known earlier in life from the perspective of a child.

But he's not just an author, and he brings a unique analytical method to the design of his children's books. In his other life, Ben is a business leader who has developed people, product, and corporate strategies with companies like Google, Bain & Co., and Starwood Hotels. He crafts and tests each of his books using the same rigor that he employs when making decisions for some of the world's most influential leaders. 

He is a regular contributor to schools and educational nonprofits, and holds an MBA from the Wharton School of Business at the University of Pennsylvania and a BS from the School of Hotel Administration at Cornell University.